Support for window draperies



Mark 10, 1925- Y G. w. scHAEL SUPPORT FOR WINDOW DRAPERIES Filed Aug. 29, 1924 f Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES GEORGE W. SCHAEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SUPPORT FOR WINDOW DRAPERIES.

Application filed August 29, 1924. Serial No. 734,889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SOHAEL, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Support for Window Draperies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates, generally, to supports for draperies or the like, and while it is the primary object thereof to providev a window frame with a pivoted support for the draperies to be used in connection with said frame of such construction and arrangement of its parts asto support, if desired, one in front of another, several draperies, such as the lace curtains, the silk or cretonne draperies, and the lambrequin or lambrequins, all in such a way that they can readily and at the same time and by the same operation be swung aside so as to admit more light and to permit of easy access being had to. the window sashes for cleaning the glass thereof, or to prevent them becoming soiled by dust when the window is open, yet it is applicable for use as a support for portiere's, or the draperies of doorways, to permit them to be swung aside to provide a clear passageway and to prevent them from being blown about or soiled by dust, particularly when the door is open.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide means for readily turning the horizontally disposed portion of the device on its pivot, which turning means shall be so located as to be conveniently reached and manipulated and detachable if desired. Still another object is the provision of means for securely holding or looking the support in its normal position.

Other objects and-advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the following description and explanation, which will be more readily understood when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which an embodimentof the invention is illustrated, it being understood that modifications and changes may be resorted to without a departure from the spirit of the invention, so long as they come within the scope of the appended claims forming a part hereof.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a portion of a window frame showing by continuous lines a drapery support embodying the invention in its normal position and by dotted lines one of the positions to which it may be turned.

Fig. 2 is a greatly enlarged sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows showing the parts shortened for the convenience of illustration.

Fig. 3 is a View partly in elevation and partly in section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a plan sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2 as indicated by the arrows, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view in elevation of that end of the horizontal arm or support of the device opposite its pivot illustrating it in its normal position and as being securely supported by a bracket.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

The reference numeral 7 designates one of the vertically disposed sides of a window frame. and the numeral 8 the top or horizontally disposed portion thereof. Mounted on the upper portion of the window frame and by preference on that end orportion of the top 8 at the upper end of the side? is a horizontal bracket 9 which is provided near its free end with a vertically disposed socket 10 in which is mounted for rotation a spindle 11 which carries on its upper end a plate or disk 12 of any suitable size. The spindle 11 is of sufficient length to extend some distance below the lower portion of the bracket 9 and is provided with a vertically disposed slot 13 which extends from the lower end of the spindle to a point about midway of the length of the socketed portion of said bracket, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Mounted on the window frame at or near the upper corner thereof opposite the one on which the bracket 9 is mounted, is an angle bracket 14 which has the free end of its horizontally disposed arm 15 downwardly deflected as at 16, see Fig. 5 of the drawings. The arm 15 of the bracket 1 1 is of about the same length as the bracket 9 or rather extends horizontally from the upper part of the window frame to about the same distance as that of the bracket 9 so as to assist in supporting the horizontal rail or member 17 of the support, which member is by preference made of wood which may be stained or painted to imitate mahogany, walnut or the like, and consists of a bar pretterably rectangular in cross-section with its edges located vertically as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive of the drawings. One end of this rail or member rests on and is secured to the rotary disk or plate 1.2 by means of a pair o't'odiametrically disposed bolts 18 extended vertically through the member 17 and through suitable openings in the plate or disk 12 and nuts 19 engaging the lower ends oi said bolts. These bolts also secure on the upper end of the member 1? a forwardly and horizontally extended plate or strip 20 which carries on its upper surface near its free edge a series of spaced hooks 21 used for engaging the upper portion of a lambrequin or rings carried by the upper portion of the same. On each side of: the main rail or member 1? and near each of its ends is secured a horizontal bracket 22, each of which brackets is provided with a U- shaped lateral extension 23'on its inner surface, which extensions are for the purpose of supporting a pair of poles or rods one on each side of the main rail 17 in parallelism therewith but at a distance therefrom. One of these rods, for instance the one disposed along the surface of the main rail 17 adjacent the window frame. is employed for the purpose of supporting lace curtains which may be hung on said rod or role in the-usual or any ordinary manner. The pole or rod supported by the U-shaped extensions on the opposite side of themain rail 17 is employed for supporting-silk cretonne or other .rinds of draperies while the overhanging ledge or strip 20 and'its hooks 21 provide a support for lambrequins which can be engaged by the hooks 21 or if desired they can be provided with rings for this purpose, as is trequently the case.

By reference to Figs. 1 and it will be seen that the lower edge of the member or rail 17 at its pivoted end is beveled as at 24- which construction will enable the rail to be adjusted on the supporting plate or disk 12 so that should the free end of the member 17 sag on account of the weight of the draperies. such depression can be taken up by loosening the nut 19 on the inner bolt 18 and tightening the nut 19 on the outer bolt 18. .which bolts are employed to secure the rail l? in place on the said disk.

To assist in supporting the member or rail 17 in its normal horizontal position. the bracket l t with the horizontal arm 15 is employed in order to assure the proper positioning of the rail 17 on the arm 15. said rail is provided at its free end with a transversely disposed extension 25 which has a lower beveled portion 26 see Fig. 5, extend.- .ing from its .free end downwardly for cooperation with the deflected part 16 of said arm. By this arrangement it is apparent that when the rail 17 is turned from an open position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, on its pivot provided by the bracket 9 and spindle 11, to its normal position, the beveled portion 26 of the extension 25 will co-act with the beveled part 16 of the arm 15 should there be any depression of the rail 17 at its free end so as to cause the extension to ride on said arm until its free end reaches the wall or window frame. when it is obvious that the supporting rail 17 will be securely supported on the brackets 9 and 1+1: employed for this purpose.

Mounted on the lower portion of the side T of the window frame is a horizontally disposed bracket 27 which is provided at its outer end with a socket 28 for the reception of the lower end of a rod 29 which has its extreme upper end reduced and flattened as at 30 and extended into the slot 13 of the spindle or pivot 11 for aslight distance above the lower end of the socket 10 of the bracket 9 but terminating a short distance below the upper end of the slot 13 in the spindle 11 as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 or the drawings. By this arrangement it is evident that if it is desired to detach the rod 29 from engagement with the spindle 11 and the socket 28 of the-bracket 27 it is only necessary to lift the rod 29 till its reduced portion 30 contacts at its upper end with the lower end ofthe slot 13, which movement will release the lower end of the rod from the socket therefor. Mounted on the lower portion of the rod 29 and fixed thereto is a clamp 31 to which is pivotally secured one end of a handle 32 which is adapted to be extended to about a right angle with respect to the rod 29, when it is desired to turn said rod thereby in the ope ation of turning the rail or member 17 on its pivot so that the draperies carried by said rail will be out of the way of the window Frame. The bracket 27 is provided on one of its sides with a lug 33 located near but to one side of the handle 32 for engagement with said handle when the same has been turned to its lowered position as shown by continuous lines in Fig. 1 of the drawing, thus locking the rod and drapery support against accidental displacement on the bracket at its free end.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a window or door frame. of a bracket having a vertically disposed socket mounted near one of the upper corners of said "frame, an angle bracket mounted near the other upper corner of said frame and having a horizontally disposed arm, a rail provided with means to support a drape having at one of its ends a depending l ltl spindle or pivot located in the socket of the first named bracket for rotary movement, said spindle or pivot having a slot extended vertically therein to a point above the lower end of its socket, a vertically disposed rod having its upper end reduced and extended into the slotted end of said spindle, said rod being mounted on said frame for slight vertical movement, and means on said rod for turning the same.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a window or door frame, of a bracket having a vertically disposed socket mounted near one of the upper corners of said frame, an angle bracket mounted near the other upper corner of said frame and having a horizontally disposed arm, a rail having at one of its ends a depending spindle or pivot located in said socket of the first named bracket for rotary movement, the said spindle or pivot having a slot extended vertically therein to a point above the lower end of said socket, said rail having on each of its sides near each of its ends a laterally disposed bracket each provided on its inner surface with means to support av rod or pole in parallelism with said rail at a distance therefrom, said rail having on its upper portion an overhanging strip provided with means for engaging a drapery, a rod mounted on the side of said frame for slight vertical movement and having detachable engagement at its upper end with the slot of the said spindle or pivot, and means pivotally connected to said rod for turning and locking the same against GEORGE WV. SCHAEL.

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